He will cover the loss of Nico Laprovittola to injury
Barcelona brings in ex-NBA guard Raul Neto
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FC Barcelona has confirmed the signing of Raul Neto on a deal until the end of the 2024-25 season.
Neto (1.88 meters, 32 years old) joins Barcelona following the long-term injury suffered by Nico Laprovittola, who will miss the remainder of this season after tearing his ACL.
A member of the Brazilian national team and an eight-year NBA veteran, Neto finally arrives in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after initially signing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in the summer of 2023.
However, he never appeared in the competition for Fenerbahce as he got injured at the FIBA World Cup and, later, the two parties went their separate ways.
Neto was previously a teammate of Barcelona guard Tomas Satoransky in the NBA, and the Brazilian guard could make his EuroLeague debut during Thursday's Clásico against Real Madrid.
Since recovering from injury, Neto has been playing back in his native Brazil for Pinheiros, averaging 16.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.6 steals in five Brazilian League games.
This is not going to be Neto's first experience in Spain, either. Having left his first club Minas in Brazil, he went on to suit up for Gipuzkoa (2011-14) and Murcia (2014-15) before beginning his NBA experience.
In the NBA, Neto played 464 games, split between four teams: the Utah Jazz (2015-19), Philadelphia 76ers (2019-20), Washington Wizards (2020-22), and Cleveland Cavaliers (2022-23). In 435 regular-season games, his career averages stand at 5.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in just over 15:30 minutes on the floor.